AT 071557J APR 06, 1/1 IA REPORTED THAT THERE IS AN UNCONFIRMED MORTAR ATTACK ON THE BORATHA MOSQUE IVO ABOVE GRID WITH 20 LN KIA AND UNK WOUNDED. THERE ARE NO US TROOPS PRESENT BUT THEY ARE EN ROUTE WITH AN ETA OF TEN MINUTES. THERE ARE ALSO REPORTS OF A SUICIDE BOMBER.
THE BORATHA MOSQUE IS SHIA.
1602: DIV DIVERTED UAV TO THE SCENE
1608: UAV IDENTIFIES SCENE OF LOCATION AND AMBULANCES ARE ON LOCATION EVACUATING CASUALTIES. PHANTOM 16 IS ON THE SCENE.
THE MORTAR ATTACK IS UNCONFIRMED. THERE ARE REPORTS THAT A SUICIDE BOMBER IS INVOLVED IN THE ATTACK.
1620: PHANTOM 16 REPORTS THAT IT WAS AT LEAST ONE SUICIDE BOMBER AND NOT A MORTAR ATTACK. ESTIMATED 50 LNS KILLED.
1734: 1-6 IA CDR REPORTS 2 IDF IMPACTS AND 1 FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER. THE CURRENT COUNT IS STILL 50 LN KIA.
UPDATE :NJOC REPORTS THAT KATYUSHA ROCKETS HIT THE INSIDE AND THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOSQUE. IP INITIAL REPORT 4X LN KILLED AND 55X LN INJURED.
1822: W66 REPORTS THAT THERE WERE TWO SOLDIERS FROM 2/6IA ATTENDING SERVICES AT THE MOSQUE WHEN THE ATTACK OCCURRED. REPORTING INDICATES THAT THERE WERE THREE MALE SUICIDE BOMBERS ON THE INSIDE OF THE MOSQUE AND ONE FEMALE SUICIDE BOMBER ON THE OUTSIDE OF THE MOSQUE. AT THIS TIME ALL OF THE DEAD AND WOUNDED HAVE BEEN EVACUATED.
CASUALTIES ARE ESTIMATED AT 50 KIA AND AN UNKNOWN NUMBER OF LOCAL NATIONALS INJURED. THE IDF IMPACTS CANNOT BE CONFIRMED.
SUMMARY:
1 X IDF, SUICIDE BOMBER
69 LN KIA
130 LN WIA
MTF
UPDATED CASUALTY COUNT:
1/6IA GOT THE TOTAL NUMBERS BY CHECKING THE TOTAL NUMBER OF CASUALTIES BROUGHT TO THE FOLLOWING HOSPTITALS.
AL KADIMIYAH HOSPITAL
AL KARKH HOSPITAL
AL TIB CITY HOSPITAL
AL YARMOUK HOSPITAL
AL KARAMH HOSPITAL
AL NUR HOSPITAL
SUMMARY:
1 X SUICIDE BOMBER
3 X SUICIDE BOMBER
75 X LN KIA
135 X LN WIA